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Engineering consultancy in 4262 Avaldsnes

Postcode · 3,051 residents
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44of 100

Opportunity score

Balanced

Medium confidence

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

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Why this score (44/100)

Room in the market42average
Population growth31weak
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend79strong

The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated

Active now
10
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
32.8
similar areas 28.1 · Norway 36.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
2 opened – closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, – closed
Population
3,051
-0.3% in 5 years

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There are 10 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in 4262 Avaldsnes - 32.8 per 10,000 residents.

That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 28.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 9.

In the last 3 years 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 3,051 and has shrunk 0.3% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Engineering consultancy in 4262 Avaldsnes against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Karmøy kommune), from 93 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Norway yet: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so we only know closures from the day we started collecting.

AvaldsnesNorwayAvaldsnes NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 32% 38% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 8% 14% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 23% 22% About the same
Median equity ratio 49% 51% Weaker
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 3% Fewer chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

4262 Avaldsnes

This line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.

Openings and closures per year

012Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 22020Opened 2021: 12021Opened 2022: 22022Opened 2023: 22023Opened 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 22025Opened 2026 (so far): 0Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.

Money

Financials – Karmøy kommune

Median revenue
NOK 1.4m
93 companies filed
Profitable
66%
revenue trend +6.2%
02.0m4.0m6.0m8.0m20172019202120232025Karmøy kommuneNorway
Karmøy kommuneNorway

Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts – sole proprietorships (ENK) don't. Figures for Norway are operating revenue.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for engineering consultancy in 4262 Avaldsnes.

Trouble signs

Closed through bankruptcy (last 12 months)0
Forcibly dissolved (last 12 months)0

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators30% · 10 owners

No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.00 · Norway: 4.47
Average age of active businesses7.4 yrs · Norway: 8.2
Younger than 2 years20% · Norway: 24%
Older than 10 years20% · Norway: 28%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one0 · 0%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)0.9 km · Norheim sogn (Karmøy)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

10 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Konkursbo Prestanesvegen 18, 4262 Avaldsnes 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Bøheivegen 15, 4262 Avaldsnes 2025
· Aksjeselskap Helganesvegen 59, 4262 Avaldsnes 2023
· Aksjeselskap Hindaråkervegen 39, 4262 Avaldsnes 2023
· Aksjeselskap Bøvågen 30, 4262 Avaldsnes 2022
· Aksjeselskap Landevegen 46, 4262 Avaldsnes 2021
· Aksjeselskap Visnesvegen 201, 4262 Avaldsnes 2020
· Aksjeselskap Kong Augvalds veg 32, 4262 Avaldsnes 2020
· Aksjeselskap Husøyvegen 139, 4262 Avaldsnes 2007
· Aksjeselskap Husøyvegen 165, 4262 Avaldsnes 2005

Recently opened


Prestanesvegen 18, 4262 Avaldsnes
Nov 2025

Bøheivegen 15, 4262 Avaldsnes
Feb 2025

Recently closed


Prestanesvegen 18, 4262 Avaldsnes
Jun 2026
after 4 yrs

Closures before 3 October 2026 are listed as the register has them, but it kept only some of them, so they are not counted in the figures above.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
5410 Sagvåg3,0511652.420
1960 Løken3,05126.671
7160 Bjugn3,051413.172
5172 Loddefjord3,053619.754
2743 Harestua3,0481032.854
3124 Tønsberg3,0571755.627

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for engineering consultancy.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
5545 Vormedal Postcode616.578
4260 Torvastad Postcode515.070
4275 Sævelandsvik Postcode530.561
4276 Veavågen Postcode927.558
4274 Stol Postcode218.954
4250 Kopervik Postcode3133.753
5542 Karmsund Postcode1644.151
5541 Kolnes Postcode528.044

Population of Avaldsnes

Statistics Norway
2,9003,0003,1003,2002016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 18%
Young 16–24 10%
Adults 25–49 33%
Adults 50–66 21%
Seniors 67–79 14%
80 and older 5%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age42.0 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 738k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*28% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*27% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*16,796
Commute in / out every day*4,629 / 9,127
Jobs per working resident*0.79 · Norway: 1.00

Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.

* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Norway does not publish it for smaller areas.

Counts are places of business (sub-units) registered in the Central Coordinating Register (Brønnøysund) with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed by their registered address; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 15.11.2026.